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RAILWAY COMPANIES. Lord STANLEY moved that so much of the standing order 142 as prohibited railway companies owning or using steam vessels, harbours, and docks be repealed. lie pro • posed that these qu9stions should be referred to a committee upstairs, and he believed that the order as it now stood would not be beneficial to the public interests. That order was made under circumstances totally different to the present, and he denied that the effect of the alteration which he proposed would give, as was contended, a monopoly to the railway companies. He could not see how it concerned Parliament or the public whether vessels or dock should be held by railway companies or any other bodies so long as traffic was facilitated. Mr. BARROW asked the house to pause before consent ing to this alteration. He was very anxious for this stand ing order being agreed to some years ago, in order to prevent a monopoly on the part of railway companies, which he thought was a subject in which the house should justly interfere. He strongly objected also to railway companies having such extensive powers as this order was intended to limit, without any reference to Parliament. Mr. CLAY objected to the motion of the noble lord, and denied that this order prohibited railway proprietors be coming shipowners, but merely imposed on them the onus of showing the necessity of what they desired as a matter of public convenience. He considered that the repeal of this order would go further than it proposed, as it would convey an intimation to railway companies that the powers which they sought would be granted wherever they were required, instead of throwing on them the necessity of shoving that such powers would be exercised for the public interest. He defied any one who had read the evidence before the committee to come logically to the conclusion that by giving railway companies these extensive powers the interests of the public would be pro moted. Mr. HODSON said that if he thought the repeal of this order would have the effect of injuring the shipping inte• rest, he would not advocate it, but he contended that such would not be the result. He considered, however, that in regard to the purchase of shipping, or any other property, the shareholders of railways should have the right of restricting their directors in making purchases of su ch property. Under all the circumstances he felt bound t o support the motion of the noble lord. Sir H. CAI IiNS was opposed to the alteration proposed, and cited the evidence adduced before thecommittee to show that the effect of the standing order being repealed would be to drive steamship owners out of the field altogether, and, therefore, virtually create a monopoly W hi ch would not conduce to the benefit of the public. Mr. M. GIBSON said the case was simply that com plaints had been made to Parliament which led to the appointm en t o f a com mittee, which, after delibera tion, recommended the adoption of the course which the noble lord (Stanley) now advocated. It was asserted by the complainants that the declared policy of the house was different to its practice. Since 1848 the practice of Parliament had been to grant powers to public companies— An HON. MEMBER—Sometimes to refuse them. Mr. M. GlBSON—Sometimes to refuse them. (A laugh.) What the noble lord (Stanley) asked was merely to repeal an order that was calculated to mislead the coun try. After some di scuss i o n, the motion was negatived without a division. ILLTREATMENT OF MISSIONARIES IN ABYSSINIA. Mr. H. SEYMOUR asked tho Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs what information her Majesty's Govern.- ment had received relatin g to the ill-treatment of missionaries in Abyssinia, and the imprisonment of her Majesty's co n _ and there by King Theodorus ; and what steps her Majesty's Government had taken in consequence. Mr. LAYARD said, that efforts were being made to effect the lib era ti on o f th e C onsu l, an d th e o ther matter had received the attention of the Government. GREENWICH HOSPITAL. On the order for going into committee of supply, Sir 3. HAN moved a resolution to the effect that it was desirable that the Admiralty should adopt the recommen dations of the Royal Commission of 1860, confirmed by the report of Sir Richard Bromley, one of the present commis• sionera, ani by the letter of ekirairal Sir James Gordon, the governor of Greenwich Hospital, that the present system of double government be abolished, as a remedy for the abuses which hal ar isen ur.der that syeecna. The motion was seconded by Mr LIDDELL, who com plained of the Government for neglecting to carry out the recommendations of the commieaioners. He could never understand how it was that the hospital had not been go verned at Greenwich, and he believed the abolition of the double government would bring the affairs of the institution into harmonious working, and effect a considerable saving of expenditure. Me ADAM Eupported the motion, and urged that to make Greenwich Hospit a l w h a t it oug ht to be, it was nece ssary not only that the double government should cease, bat that the institution should assume the character of an infirmary as well as an ftsylum. Mr CHILDERS, whilst can ioning the house not to act with precipitation, admitted that a stringent men Pure of reform was necessary, as the expense of management was far too high, but every attention was paid to the comfort of the pensioners. It 14-&4 now intended by the Government to propose to limit admissions to the hospital to thoee who were incapable, in consequence of age or infirmity, of main taining themselves outside its walls. Thus the institution SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, JUNE 4, 1864. the IMPERIAL PARLIADIENT wwhonoslde 017ita-npeinnsfiiromnsarywefroer iinsufficien t d fo a r r t e h e e e i p r _ receptacle t s fo is r t t e h n o c s e e It was also proposed to add to the out-pennons of men who 'read reached a certain age; to abolish the double goy, rnment, :and appoint a chief officer to p ea'de over the efiairs of the hospital, and to do away wt Le ta e residential 'civil and military appointments of the ins' •ir on at the end • of five years, but not to do so without giving fair compene sation. The hon. gentleman shadowed out the probable effect of these changes in a financial point of view, and intimated that the plan would be matured in the recess and a measure brought before the house early in the next session of Parliament. Sir J. PAKINGTON was glad the Government had arrived at a conclusion upon this important question, and so tar as it appeared to him the principle on which the Ad miralty proposed to act was a sound one. With respect to the double government of the hospital, the house, he was sure, would be gratified at hearing that the system was to be put an end to; but he could no regard the pro posal to reduce the military appoinments to a period of five years without feelings of doubt and jealousy. In answer to Mr. CORRY, Lard C. PAGET said that among the appointments that we re to terminate at the end of five years were the offices of governor and lieutenant-governor of the hospital. He added that he should shortly lay upon the table the memo+ randum of the First Lord containing the details of the scheme ; and that hereafter Greenwich Hospital would be placed on the same footing as Hasler and other hospitals, with a superintendent and sufficient officers to maintain discipline in the establishment. Sir J. HAY expressed his satisfaction at the statement made by Mr. Childers, and his motion was then withdrawn. SCOTCH PARLIAMENTARY BUSINESS. Sir J. FERGUSSON moved for a select committee to inquire how far the number of the members of the ad ministration charged with the conduct of the affairs of Scotland, and having seats in Parliament, is commensu rate with the requirements of that part of the United Kingdom. The hon. baronet argued that the Lord Advocate, the member of the Government to whom the conduct of the Scotch business was entrusted, being a practising lawyer, and having other avocations elsewhere, had not time to introduce measures of the magnitude and importance that were necessary ; that the mode in which Scotch bills were prepared, considered, and passed was not satisfactory; and that the political functions of the Lord Advocate ought not to be exercised by a practising lawyer. The motion having been seconded by Mr CAIRD, Mr E. P. BO UVERIE contended that the management of Scotch business under the present system was satisfac tory to the members from Scotland, and that there was no necessity for any change. The LORD ADVOCATE, in opposing the motion and answering the objections of Sir J. Fergusson, said that although it was true the holder of his office was a practising lawyer, it was also certain that during the session of Par liament he must, to a great extent, throw his private prac • tics to the winds, and with few and rare exceptions he him self had acted upon that principle. The right hon. gentle man then enumerated the many important measures affect ing Scotland that had become law in recent years, in order to show that the interests of the country had not been neglected by the executive. Further, if he compared those measures with others of the same magnitude and impor tance for England, the proof that Scotch legislation was not crude or defective was to be seen in the fact that there were so few instances in which it had been questioned in the courts of law. The functions of the Lord Advocate were no doubt numerous and responsible, but he considered that they were not beyond the powers of one man with reasonable diligence and assiduity to perform. Mr SM 0 LLE TT urged that large reforms ware necessary in the Court of Session, the Sheriffs' Courts, and in the laws relating to marriage, succession, and domicile in Scotland ; but complained that, when on a previous occasion he drew attention to these subjects, the Lard Advocate told him that he had better take them in hand himself. In his opinion, Scotchmen required that the law on these points should be assimilated to that of England. If a Secretary of State were appointed for Scotland they might hope to see him deal with questions of that sort, but as long as the whole con duct of the Scotch business in Parliament was entrusted to the Dad Advocate they would never have any large legal reforms such as the country demanded. After some observations from Mr. CARNEGIE and Mr. ROBERTSON, Mr. MURE believed that the appointment of a select committee would bring out no new facts or be of any good whatever. He suggested, therefore, that the motion should be withdrawn. Sir W. DUNBAR remarked that long experience had convinced him that no change ctuld be beneficially intro, duced in the mode of conducting Scotch business in that house. In his opinion it was managed very satisfactorily, and he attributed that circumstance to the friendly inter• sour se which was maintained between the Lord Advocate and the Scotch members. The motion was then withdrawn. THE DAY OF PAYMENT OF THE OCTOBER DIVIDENT) S. HOUSE OF LORDS—Last Evening, The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack at five o'clock. COUNTY COURTS. Lord CHELMSFORD presented a petition from certain credit drapers called tallymen, against the County Courts Amendment Bill. The LORD CHANCELLOR presented petitions in favour of the bill, from the Board of Guardians of Blackburn. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The following bills were read a second time :—Bolton Gas—Great Eastern Railway (Higbbeach Branch)—Bolton Improvement—Semenoaks, Maidston, and Tunbridge Rail way—Crystal Palace and South London Junction,Railway, Trent ;oast Railway—Midland Railway (St., Pancras Branch)—Liverpool Improvement—Liverpool Sanitary. The following bills were read a third time and passed : Scots Episcopal Fund and Bedford and Cambridge Railway. THE RIOT AT ST. BERNARD'S REFORMATORY. Lord BERNERS called attention to thy riot which had taken place amongst the boys at the St. Bernard's Refor matory, and mid he should put a question to her Majesty's Government in reference to the motion this day fortnight. INSANE PRISONERS BILL. The LORD CHANCELLOR brought up the report o; the select committee on this bill. JAMAICA. Lord DUNSANY - moved — an humble address to her Majesty for a copy of the correspondence between the Secretary of State for the Colonies, the late Governor, and late Lieutenant Governor of Jamaica respecting the esta blishment of party government or responsible government in that island, and also a copy of a report presented to th e House of Assembly by a committ ee appointed to consider and report to the house on certain points connected with the pro posed tramway between Spaniah Town and Porus ; and also to correspondence relating to.the,threat of dismissal made to M. Espeut, member of the House of A ssem bl y, i f he did not support the Lieutenant-Governo r ; also for a copy of the memorial sent to her Majesty by the House of Assembly in Jamaica, and the correspendence that had taken place between the Secretary of State for the Colonies and the Lieutenant-Governor relative to the said memorial. Lord STANLEY of ALDERLEY said there would be no objection to give the papers or extracts from them. CHIMNEY SWEEPERS' BILL. The house went into committee on this bill. Lord SHAFTESBURY explained the objects of the bill he had introduced for the amendment of the present law regulating the mode of sweeping chimneys. The practice of employing children of tender age in this occupation had of late years much increased in some places in consequence of the difficulties of procuring convictions under the existing act. All he wished to do was to introduce such amendments as should render it easier to put the law in force against those who persisted in employing children in this trade, To prove the necessity of some interference he read numerous extracts from recent evidence of the revolting cruelty the masters were forced to employ in training children to the work. All this suffering, he asserted, was totally unneces sary, as chimney sweeping by the machine, when properly done, was in all respects efficient. The employment of children had been abolished in Edinburgh, Glasgow, Leices ter, and other large places. In no place was it necessary, as the machine was adapted to flues of every kind of con struction. Nor were the master sweeps, as a body, opposed to the prohibition of children's labour. They stated that they are frequently compelled to employ it by the prejudices of householders, often of the wealthier classes, who will not /slow a machine to be used in their chimneys. Having further described the manner in which infants are bought and sold for the trade, and reduced to a condition of slavery, he implored the house not to reject the bill, by which he had attempted to attack a cruel practice unknown to any other civilised nation. Lord BROUGHAM expremsed hia hearty approval of the measure, The house went into committee on the bill, and agreed to the clauses with some amendments, Their lordships then adjourned. HOUSE OP COMMONS—Last Evening. The SPEAKER took the chair at 4 o'clock. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The following bil's were read a third time and passed : Argyllshire Roads—London, Chatham, and Dover Rail way (No. 2) (New Lines, &c.)—Metropolitan and Saint Joke:, Wood Railway—Midland Railway (Bath and Thorn bury)—Rnek Life Assurance Company—Salop Fire Office —Severn Valley Railway—Thames Embankment (South Side)—Trent, Ancholme, and Grimsby Railway—West minster Palace Hotel Company. 1 Mr. R. MILLS asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether for the convenience of the publio ho would make an arrangement by which the dividends on the Government annuities, payable at the Bank of England in the month of ' October, should be paid on the Bth day of that mouth, the same as in the case of the months of January, April, and July. The hon. member based hie, application on the ground that many infirm persons, forgetting t hat the o.;tober divi dends are not paid until the 13th, came as usual on the Sth of the month, and had their labour for their pains. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that the 13th of October had been the dividend day ever since the Bank of England had been established, and he was not aware that any very large number of persons were disap pointed by making the mistake referred to. He should have pleasure in acceding to the wish of the hon. member, but for one matter of considerable import-aces. The house was was aware that the September quarter was one of extremely weak receipt. The September quarter would always be a weak quarter. The great mass of cur payments were con centrated upon four periods of the year, which are partially connected with the four quarter-days of the Exchequer, and partly with the four days for the payment of dividends at the Bank of England, which were very near them. Conse quently the public funds accumulated, there came a heavy pressure, and the whole or nearly the whole of the balances were exhausted. Therefore, if we were to increase that pressure at any of those quarter-days, we should compel the public either to increase its demands on the Bank of Eng land for deficiency bills, or else to have a large amount of money in hands at that particular time. His hon. friend might perhaps think the difference very small, but that would not be so, for the proposed change would have the effect of diminishing the quarter's revenue by nearly a million. Under the circumstances, therefore, he could not give a pledge to alter the law with regard to dividends. EPPING FOREST. Mr TORRENS asked the Secretary to the Treasury whether her Majesty's Government intended to take any steps to carry cut, completely or partially, the recommenda tions contained in the report of the select committee on Royal forests in Essex of last session; whether any en croachments or enclosures had been reported to have been made within the forests since the date of that report; and. if so, whether they bad taken place on portions of the forest wherein the rights of the Crown had bee.; sold or not, He would also move for copy of any creak or correspond.. ence regarding inclosures in the izoyal forest in Essex since, or in consequence of, the report of the select com mittee of last session. Mr F. PEEL said it was desirable that the rights of the Crown over Epping Forest should be clearly under stood. The forestal right of the Crown was simply a tight to feed deer; and as there were no deer in the forest, the right of the Crown merely amounted to a right of preventing fences being put up and keeping the forest an unenclosed waste. The select committee on forests had re ported in favour of the Crown disposing of this right, which was accordingly done, and at present there only remained 3,000 acres over which the Crown exercised any control. The committee of last year had also recommended that por tions of the forest should be set apart for public recreation grounds, but they did not state how the cost of making a Public park was to be maintained. If that difficulty were overcome, the recommendation might he carried out. He believed there had been no e ncroachments or inclosures since the committee made their report, nor had any report been made respecting the forest since that time, with the exception of one from the Commissioners of Woods, which was at present under consideration. Mr. PEACOCKE thought the right hon. gentleman had underrated the importance of the forestal rights of the Crown, for upon their preservation depended the power of keeping open spaces for the recreation of the Inhabitants of this crowded metropolis. When the hon. gentleman the Secretary of the Treasury stated that no enclosures had taken place in the forest since the committee had reported, he could only say that the Government were badly inf ormed on the subject. He had himself gone down to Epping Forest a fortnight ago, and he found that a portion of it near Woodford Wells was inclosed, the place which used to be the greatest resort of the public for the purposes of recreation. He thought it would be well to send down a commission to the spot to see what portion should be set apart for recreation, and, if necessary, that the freeholds should be purchased. Mr. WATLINGTON dwelt upon the importance of pre serving poz tions of the forest for the enjoyment of the popu • lation of the eastern parts of the metropolis, who went there in crowds on Saturdays and Mondays, and on other days during the summer season. Ho thought that the eights'of the people had been very much interfered with by the legal, and sometimes illegal, enciceures which were constantly taking place. Mr. COX complained that, since the report of the com mittee, enclosures had taken p'.ace and were taking place, and he thought it was the duty of the Government to pro tect both the rights of the Crown and the rights of the people. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said there wes one proposition upon which they were all agreed— that this question was in a state which was vary unsatis factory. The ma j o rity of the committee recommended, amongst other things, that the sanction of Parliament was to be obtained for enclosing portions of the forest, and that, where the rights of parties were interested provision should be mule for purchasing those rights. But who was to find the purchase money f The house should remember the estates of the Crown were only vested in the public as tenants for life ; and that the duty of the Commissioners of Woods and Forests was to administer that estate as other landlords administered their estates. The address of last year, however, was caleuln ted to inflict considerable injury upon the corpus of the Crown estate. Moreover, the public were not the people of London—the public were the people of the three kingdoms ; and were the people of all the other towns in the country entitled to make similar claims upon the Consolidated Fund ? Don't let them look at a narrow corner of the question. Let them look to what the State had done for the people of London. The sole effect of the ad dress of last year had been to prevent the Government from selling those forestal rights; and the consequence was those rights were enjoyed without the permission of Government. Government was not justified in appointing commissioners for the purpose of getting rid of responsibility. Unless they were prepared to entrust a definite object to a commission, they ought not to be appointed. But, independently of that, the house had entrusted to the Metropolitan Board of Works the business of providing for such wants on the part of the metropolis, and therefore the Government would not be justified in taking upon itself functions which had been conferred upon another body, Sir J, SHELLEY thought the right hon. gentleman was mistaken with respect to the powers of the Metropolitan Board of Works—they had no power of taking any lands beyond their jurisdiction. All that was now asked for was that Government should prevent any encroachments upon these forests. Mr, TORRENS then withdrew his motion. PROMOTION IN THE NAVY. Sir L. PALK moved that the house resolve itself into a committee to consider of an humble address to be presented to her Majesty, praying that she would be graciously pleased to give directions for putting the staff captains, commanders, and masters of the Royal navy upon an equality in pay, rank, and eligibility for receiving marks of distinction, with any other class of officers in that service. Sir J. PAKINGTON said it was not his intention to make any observations respecting the case of the masters, but he wished to submit to the Admiralty whether the question of his hon. friend did not open a question of a far wider character. (Hear, hear,) A supplementary estimate had been brought forward, in which provision was made for captains and flag officers, but the plan was not satisfactory to the officers affected by it. It was also a serious defect that there were several classes of officers which were not touched by it at all. He submitted that the time was come when the subject should be dealt with in a more ex tensive manner than it had been in the supplementary esti mates, and he hoped his noble friend (Lord C. Paget) would inform the house whether there would be any ob jection to refer the matter to a Royal commission. (Hear, hear.) Colonel EDWARDS supported the motion. Mr. C. BERKELEY thought, as the committee last year had no power to inquire into question of pay, and consider. ing the state of the lists, the suggestion of the right hon. baronet was well worthy of consideration. Sir W. MILES hoped the Secretary of the Admiralty would make this concession. He thought there was no class in the navy that required more consideration than that of the masers. He trusted that the claims of these meritorious officers might be taken into consideration by a Royal com mission. Mr. AYRTON said he hoped that the house would not too hastily adopt the suggestion that had been made. The real question was, whether the inducements at present ke:d out by the Royal Navy were sufficient to secure au efficient class of officers for her Majesty's sei vice. Ho believed that they were ; and, therefore, could not see the necessity for these constant applications on the part of the officers for an increase of pay. He hop,d the country would be satisfied with what had been done by the committee of last year. Mr. Alderman ROSE thought the masters had a real grievance, which ought to be considered by the house. Mr, T. TIA.NKEY was of opinion that if the Huse of Commons were to be made a court of appeal for grievances which ought to be remedied by the offirkrs of the Crown, great inconvenience would ensue. So long as the services of the country were efficiently discharged, it was the duty of the house to watch the expel' liture of the Government. Mr. FERRA.ND vindicated the right of the masters to appeal to the house if they had a grievance. Wore they to strike, as had been recommended the other night by the Chancellor of the Exchequer ? The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER called upon the hon. gi ntleman to prove his statement. Mr. FERRAND apologised if he had misrepresented the right hon. gentlsrivin. At any rate, the right hon. gentleman had justified strikes. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER expressed his dissent.. Lord C. PAGET was hardly prepared to say whether the Gevernment would recommend the appointment of a Royal Commission. The masters had been invited to state their grievances, and ho was prepared to repeat what he stated a few nights ago, that it was nit the question of pay so much as their social rank and position that they com plained of. The committee recommended that some higher rank should bo given to them, and this the Admiralty had carried out. There were stilt some grievances about com parative rank; but the House of Commons was not the place for the discussion of these subjects, and he would implore the house to leave all these matters in the hands of the Admiralty, who were responsible for them, The noble lord compared the pay received by masters with the pay received by lieutenants and commanders, and contended that there coul I be no grievance on the past of the mas ters as regarded their pay. Oe all classes of officers in the navy, his sympathy was, perhaps, most with the mae tore, who were, in his opinion, the most useful class of men ; but he was sorry they should come before the house with this grievance. Sir J, ELPIIINSTONE defended the claims of the masters, who were well deserving of the consideration of the house, and said it was absurd to suppofe that the offi cers of th© navy should be silent on the subject of their grievances, while the Chancellor of the Exchequer pointed out to the artisan that the way to obtain an increase of wages was by a " strike." The right hon. gentleman might rely upon it that the matter would not be allowed to drop until justice was done. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER repudiated the practice of transferring to commissioners the duties, and declared that the administration of public patronage would become foul and corrupt if it were exercised upon the loose and arbitrary principles contended for that evening. After some observations from Mr. Corry, Sir J, Hay, and Mr. Hennessy, the amendment was withdrawn, and the house went into committee of supply pro forma. The Banking for Co-partnership and the College of Phy sicians Bills were read a third time and passed, Tye Burials Registration Bill was read a second time. Visit of the Prince and Princess of Wales to Cambridge. After leaving Peterhouse on Thursday evening the Prince and Princess of Wales honoured with their presence a performance of the Amateur Dra matic Company, better known as the A.D.C., at their bijou theatre. With performances of this nature there can be no mediocre standard ; they are either insufferably dull, or else yield more pleasure and attain a success more brilliant than it is in the power of professional actors to achieve. The acting of the A.D.C. was decidedly of the latter class. From the time the curtain rose till it fell ultimately, a few minutes before 11 o'clock, the audience were kept in uninterrupted good humour, and not only the Prince, but nearly every member of the Royal party, testified by frequent applause how much they appreciated the efforts of the company for their en tertainment. The performance began with the farce of " Whitebait at Greenwich," but the principal feature in the programme was the burlesque extra vaganza of "Aladdin ; or the Wonderful Scamp." The Cambridge amateurs are not content, like many of their fellows, to avail themselves of external aid in any of the parts intended to move the tender pas sloes ; they stand or fall by their own resources exclusively, and they represent and put upon the stage female as well as male characters, which sing and dance and look almost as captivating as the fair originals whom they seek to counterfeit. Where all distinguished themselves so highly it is invidi ous to make selections, but a recognition of the eminent services of Mr. Burnand, to whom the foundation of the company is due, ought not to be overlooked. Mr. FE RRAND obtained leave to introduce a bill to amend the Act compensating the families of persons killed by accident. The house adjourned at fiva minutes to *wo o'clock. THE SOUTH SEA 1s ...NDs.—The comme rce o f t h e Society Islands growing. They now export fi s h , mother-of-1-1 1 , pearls, sea snails, cocoa nut o il , fib res, and f ee .). of pia, vanilla, sugar, cuffee, alcohol made of kawa, anti rat-ear mushrooms. The rat-ear mushrooms are sold for 200 dols. a tun. These and the sea snail are shipped to China.—Panama Star. THE BANK RATE OF DISCOUNT.....A parliamen tary return shows the several changes in the Bank rate of discount from the beginning of the year 1846 to the present time. In the earlier years of the series the changes were very few ; there was but one in the year 1846, one in 1819, one in 11350, none in 1851. Since 1854 the fluctuations have teen much more frequent, The rate of discount was altered seven times in 1855, eight times in 1856, nine times in 1857, six times in 1858, five times in 1859, eleven times in 1860, eleven times in 1861, five times in 1862, twelve times in 1863, and six times in little more than a third of 1861— namely, up to the sth of May. The highest rate in the list was 10 per cent., which prevailed in 1857, from Lord Mayor's-day to the day before Christmas. The lowest rate was 2 per cent., which prevailed during the greater part of the year 1852, and for three months of the summer and autumn of 1862. From the theatre their Royal Highnesses drove at once to the Fitz william Museum, where a ball was given in their honour, and on their way the electric light, which had been flashing for some hours previously from the summit of Great St. Mary's Church, was thrown full upon the Royal carriages, and afforded to the multitudes of specta tors thronging the streets an admirable opportunity of seeing the Prince and Princess as they passed. Among the leading members of the University there had been considerable division of opinion as to the propriety of devoting their grand Museum to such purposes as a ball, and a very clever paper apropos of the discussion had been put forward, it is said, by Professor Selwyn. In this the point was humor ously canvassed whether it was intended that the Prince should take his degree per saltum ; and in reply to the doubtings and questionings of an ima ginary M.A. the Procanceliarius was represented as saying,-- Persons in debt may obtain instant protection against imprisonment or seizure of their goods, and an entire release from all debts and lial;ilities without publicity, by application to Messrs. Marshall, solicitors of the Court of Bankruptcy. Charges under 45 payable by easy instalments. Offices— (established 1830), 12, Hatton-garden. City branch --6. Moor gate-street, Bank.—ADVT. 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To the pamphlet was taxed the title "Hospitium Saltatorium," and in consequence of this grave University joke the grand Museum, which forms one of the most imposing of the modern architectu ral decorations of Conibridge, has acquired the similar appellation of "the dancing-booth." The bail, nevertheless, was held, in spite of all the opposition end raillery brought to bear, and was attended with brilliant success. Upwards of e thousand persons were present, and the arrange.. ments were such es to exhibit the noble proportions of the building to the greatest advantage. The large entrance-hall or pottico, which is yet un finished, was draped from the ceiling with' the Danish colours, and by the introduction in large numbers of rare and costly plants a striking vesti bule, partaking of the nature of a conservatory, was formed. Gas was carried for the occasion into the different rooms upstairs, and the efftct was heightened by innumerable lamps, judiciously die ; tributed, and by wax lights in the supper room below. The band of the Grenadier Guards was sta tioned at thL-- foot of the grand staircase, and Coote and Tinney's band held possession of the orchestra in one of the smaller apartments of the great rocm. This principal apartment was the one in which visi. tors mainly ass?,mbied, and as none of the pictures upon the walls had been disturbed, these presented a valuable relief during the interval that elapsed before the arrival of the royal party. For their accommodation a small apartment, fitted up tisith a dais and couchee, was set apart at the end of the great room corresponding to that where the orches- tra was established. The Prince and Princess, however, expressed a wish to dance in the great gallery or state room ; and although at the outset the gratification of their desire was attended with a little difficulty, owing to the number of visitors present, and the general gnxiety to press forward as much as possible, a sufficient space in the centre of the room was ultimately cleared, and maintained by the formation of a volunteer rope brigade. The Prince led off the first quadrille with Lady Royston, the Princess dancing with Lord Royston. After wards his R.)yal Highness danced with the Duchess of Manchester, and the Princess of Wrales with his Royal Highness the Commander-in-Chief. Her Royal Highness was attired as usual in mourning but wire magnificent diLnaond ornaments, and, though exhibiting traces of fatigue, appeared to eater thoroughly into the s pi r i t o f t h e scene . At 1 o'clock supper was ser v e d for 40 i n the Lib rar y—a very spacious and b eau tif u l apartment. Th e g uests were—his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales. her Royal Highness the Princess of Wales, his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, the Duke of Devonshire and L a u Louisa Cavendish, the Duke and Duchess of M e nce ester , t h e M a rquis and Marchioness of Carmarthen, the Marquis Camden, Earl Powis, Earl and Countess Herdwicke and Ledy Agneta Yorke, Countess of Morton,Earl Gran ville, Earl and Countess Spencer, Earl and Coun tees Fitz william, Viscount and Viscountess Royston, Viscount and Viscountess Palmerston, Lord Hyde, Lord Alfred H e r ve y, L or d H arr i s , Hen. C. earring. ton, Hon. and R ev . th e M aster o f Magdalene and Hon. Mr. L. Neville, Colonel the Hon. James Mac donald, the Vice Chancellor, and Mrs. Cookson, the Master of Trinity and Lady Afflack, General Knollys, Col. Hon- E. F. Keppel, Dr. Puget, Rev, J. Power, Rev. A. V. H a dley, Rev. A. J. Day, Mr. Day, Mr. H. Oakeley, and the Rev. H. Luckock. The Royal party did not leave t he Museum u ntil about two o' c l oc k, Lodge, which fo rms th e h e ad when t h e y returned to Trinity q uarters of the Prince during his stay in Cambridge Yesterday the proc ee dings of of the Royal party opened e w t i h t e h a ea m v i e s i of t t w o penetrated to every a D n i d v : i nbcye desire e i c of e c t or e mrerni Prince e c d e quarter where architectural bea ut y is valued. hthicehsphlt:did chapel of Kin g ' s aotf Wales, consisted of half-past 11 o'clock, the Litany (chanted), and the anthem "I have surely built thee a House." (Boyce) All persons attending the servic e we re in their places nearly an hour before th e R o y a l pa rty arrived, so that as soon as they entered the outer door they had a complete and uninterrupted view of the magnificent patio. rama of stone leading to the interior of the chapel. The cheers of the spectators on the lawn of the College and from the Senate-house, where the Undergraduates were assembling, rushed into the building when the doors were opened , but, subdutd by the immense area and height of the ro o f, they sounded less like human voices than the gusts which whistle and clatter at sea through the rigging high over head. The service was exceed ingly impressive. At its close the Royal party proceeded to the Senate-house, where the de grees not conferred on the previous day were now to be awarded. The building w as, if possible, fuller tha n on the previous day, and the undergraduates, grown more accustomed to the presence of Royalty, were under less restraint in the utterance of their opinions. "Denmark" and "the Princess of Wales" were even more lustily cheered than on the day before, and "Austria" quite as heartily groaned. It was a remarkable circumstance, and one creditable to Undergraduate delicacy of perception, that on neither day was "Prussia" mentioned, either for praise or for blame. "The Queen," "the Princess Royal" and the "baby Prince" were all most loyally and cordially honoured, Lord Palmerston was loudly cheered, and his Foreign Secretary as loudly groaned, though by an apparent inconsistency when the name of Earl Russell was afterwards coupled with " Reform," the sentiment of the assembly was decidedly favourable. Messrs. Cobden and Bright had their full share of odium. Mr. Disraeli even was scarcely a prime favourite, though what had happened in the interval to reverse the verdict of the previous day it was not easy to discover. The Bishop of Oxford, the Duke of Manchester, the Emperor of the French, Victor Emmanuel, the Oxford boat, and the Univershy Volunteers were each and all warmly applauded. The col legiate "bulldogs" were barked at, and the respected master of Trinity was whistled at, and by that time the distinguished visitors were nearly all in their places, and the proceedings commenced. The re citations of the various prizemen were first de livered, and the occupants of the gallery were by no means sparing in their comments. One recipient of a medal for Greek composition must have been anything but encouraged by the opinion vouchsafed from candid friends above that his utterance was " rather tlat," and numerous were the exhortations addressed to others to "cut it short." At last the point was reached at which the Chancellor of the University proceeded to confer the honarary degree of Doctor of Laws upon the various personages selected for that distinction. Before conducting each in his turn to the Chancellor of the University the Public Orator delivered a short introductory address in Latin, putting forward the grounds on which in the opinion of the University the Doctors elect had entitled themselves to that privilege. The first so introduced to the assembly was the Earl Granville, who was warmly applauded, and imme diately following him was the Duke of Manchester, to whom the Orator having alluded as adding "brighter glories" to the reception of the Prince and Princess at Cambridge by the presence of the cavalry troop, which he himself had raised, there was a loud and general outburst of cheering. Earl Stanhope elicited a graceful compliment to his literary fame, and to the impactial character of his writings. Lord Carnarvon, as a rising statesman, and Lord Eversley, as Speaker for 18 years, and one whose ancestors preferred exile to change of reli gion, were likewise well received. But it was for Lord Palmerston that the full force of Undergraduate enthusiasm was shown, though, like warm but in discreet friends, they kept him standing for several minutes before even a word in his favour could be heard. The Orator, in a few brief but telling sentences, presented him as the Pilot who had weathered so many storms, as the man to whom the country intrusted its fortunes confi dently in time of peace, but still more willingly in time of war. The noble Premier having retired amid the plaudits of the assembly, Lord Leigh next received the honorary degree at the hands of the Chancellor; but the cheering when Sir Edward Bulwer Lytton was presented was only just, if at al!, inferior to that when the Premier went up. The justice of the mode in which the Orator summed up his claims as "poet, philoso pher, orator," was instant ,y accepted by the gal leries. In this real prosaic world, the Orator added, he presided over colonies, and when he liked, as a magician, he created and peopled a world of his own. Wren Sir Edward resumed his seat be must have carried with him a gratifying conviction of the esteem in which his name is held in the University of Cambridge. Sir W. P. Wood and Sir C. Eeste lake having received their degrees, the only one of the Doctors of Lew against whom any hostile mani festations were made advanced to the foot of the dais on which the Chancellor was sitting. Unlike most of the other instances, the introduction of the Public Orator was not waited for. The moment the Dea❑ of Westminster left Us seat a strong band of oppo nents raised their voices, and though the mejority were in his favour they were never able to drown altogether the tumult of the rival faction. The uproar was so prolonged that although the Orator once or twice tried to quell it by commencing his address, and though the Chancellor rose from his neat and beckoned to the Undergraduates for silence, it was apparently from wcaritiess that they deE , isted nt leet. Even then a final round of cheering from the Dean's hinds nearly set them all off again, like the last contradictory croak in a rookery. The Orator stated the case for the Dean cf Westminster 1 1 as strongly as possible, alluded to his unselfish and chivalrous charecter, to his travels in the East with the Prince of Wales, to his ardent love of truth, and to the courage with which ho de fended opinions he had been led to adopt by in• quiry, concluding with the aspiration :—" Te igiture, Ozoniensibus tuis invidemus. Talis quam sis, nester esto!'"fhe list of honorary degrees closed with the names of Mr. Beresford Hope, Dr. Wateon, Professor Hoffmann, the eminent organic chemist, and the well-known Professor Wheatstone. The grace had also passed in the case of Professor Cobet, of the University of Leyden, one of the most distinguished Greek scholars probably in Europe, but he unfortunately was not able to attend. The proceedings had terminated, and the royal party were about to leave the Senate-house when one voice was heard high above all the buzz of con versation, inviting " Three cheers for Canon Wordsworth," which were accordingly given, but with an admixture of hissing on the part of those who thought it scarcely fair to return to a subject already disposed of. From the Senate-house after a short interval the Prince and Princess, with the Duke cf Cambridge and their suite, proceeded to the hall of King's Col lege, where they were entertained at luncheon, and at three o'clock walked across the lawn of King's to witness the display which always possesses so great a charm—the procession of boats. A marquee had been pitched at the end of the lawn, from which the royal party were enabled to command en admirable view of the proceedings, at the Same time that any like pressure was avoided. The spectators formed a perfect line at either side of the river some distance back from the brink, and thus a clear avenue was kept to see the boats as they approached. These were not filled, as is sometimes the case, with scratch" crews, but with the oarsmen by whose efforts their relative precedence had been decided. Trinity Hall enjoy s this year the envied place of honour, and in compliment to the Princess the lines of the boat were picked out with a double row of white and red peonies, a thick cluster of which also concealed from view the distinctive emblem on the summit of the boat's ensign. The other boats, to the number in all of 14, followed in single fito at racing speed, and eccentricities of vari ous kinds showed themselves in their preparations. One, for instance, had a solemn-lookin g dog with proctorial bands sitting in the bow, with as grove an air as if responsible for the success of the demon stration. After all the boats had passed through Clare-bridge and the bridge above they droped down again one by one in the same order, and took up a position in. front of the Princess's marquee. Each as it did so shipped its oars and drew as close to its neighbour as possible, till the whole extended nearly across the river like a raft. This wes a manecevre requiring the utmost care, the boats having to be balanced with critical nicety; but it was accomplishei by the crews with apparent ease, and when massed together within such a narrow compass the combined effect of the flags fore and aft of the dietinctive colours in the dress of each of the eights was singularly bright and pleasing. At a given signal the occupants of all the boats rose, and tossing their oars into the air like gigantic corn stalks, cheered the Royal party to the very echo. Royal Highnesses, and as the names of the success ful candidates were read out by Mr. Emery they filed past the Princess, and received their prizes from her hands. Their Royal Highnesses then came to the front of the platform, and at the request of the Prince, Sir C. Eastlake addressed to the pupils a few appropriate words, and thanked their Royal Highnesses for the encouragement afforded to the Cambridge School of Art. The Royal party at dinner at Trinity Lodge in• eluded the Prince and Princess of Wales, the Duke of Cambridge, Duke of Devonshire, Lady Louisa Cavendish, Viscount and Vihcountess Palmerston, Earl Spencer, Earl of Morton and Lady Morton, Lord Harris, Lord A. Hervey, General Knollys, Colonel ppe!, Lady Emma o.,borne, Hon. and Rev. L. Ntville, Master of Magdalen, and Mrs. Neville, the President of Queen's, Colonel Macdon ald, hev. W. C. Matheson, and the Vicß-Chancellor and Mrs. Cookson. Oxford may certainly boast its High-street, but it has nothing to present at all equalling the backs of the Colleges at Cambridge. One portion of these was seen to advantage in that part of the day's Proceedings last described, and the drive to St. John's College, where the Horticultural Show was held, was well calculated to convey an idea of the peculiar beauty o f t h ese gar d ens. rho ostensible occasion for this assembly was a horticultural fete, but it was evident that numbers of the inhabitants of the town and neighbourhood who could not gain access to the Senate-house or Fitzwilliatn Museum had come with the laudable intention of seeing the Princess rather than the flowers. The pupils of the School of Art, mar. ehalled by the secretary, Mr.. Beaumont, formed 4 kquare in trout of the platform provided for their SPIRIT OF THE PUBLIC JOURNALS. TIMES.-.- A less attractive subject for a debate than Irish Chancery procedure can hardly be ima gined, and yet it proved capable of sustaining a somewhat lively discussion on Thursday night. Our readers will easily guess the reason. The reform of most institutions, and especially of Law Courts, entails the creation of new offices and the superan nuation of many "valusble public servants." This is always a painful process, and though the scale of compensation is generally excessive as compared with the working salary, the struggles of the victims about to be laid on the shelf are often distressing to witness. Masters in Chancery notoriously die hard, and that in more senses than one, for, after exhibit ing the greatest tenacity of official life, they gene rally manage, as Mr Whiteside says, to punish the public by prolongirg their natural lives, on comfort. able pensions, for an unconscionable time. Now, it happened that. the Government bill for reorganising the Irish Court of Chancery threatened to displace several of these formidable functionaries. It is pro posed to retain one only out of tour, and to substitute for the remaining three a Vice-Chancellor with two chief clerks. The object of this change is to intro duce "the Vice-Chancellor system ;" in other words, to assimilate the constitution of the Irish to that of the English Court. Having said this much, we have already suggested to persons conversant with such matters the arguments proper to be used on the Con servative. What have these masters done to deserve such treatment ? Did not Master Litton hear some 6,000 causes and nearly 40,000 motions in thirteen years and a half ? Were not similar prodigies of industry performed in the offices of Master Brooke, Master Murphy, and Master Lyle, and is it not well-known that not above a fraction of their decisions was ever reversed on appeal? Would their successors or rather their substitutes, the Vice-Chancellor and his clerks, be equally Efficient ; and would it not be as well to know the names of the gentlemen to be appointed before passing the bill ? Has any com plaint been made against the present system by the bar? Will not the alteration bo more expensive than it looks on paper ; will it not give much scope for jobbery; is it not, at least, " premature iv' No one expects objections of this class to be answered seriously. They are duly paraded, because they have a sort of prescriptive right to be employed on such occasions, just as ushers and pages are always in attendance at Court ceremonials, though their presence is not not;ced. There is, however, a real principle involved in this measure, though it is rather difficult to disentangle it from these acces sories. That principle is the expediency of a cause being prosecuted through all its stages under the direction of the same Judge or judicial officer. It was the impoenibility of carrying out this improve ment by any addition to th. steff of Masters under e s t e Chancery Judge that led to the appointment of our own Vice-Chancellors and the abolition of Masterehipe in Chancery. The opponents of the bill now before the House contend that while the English Chief Clerks are Masters in disguise, the Irish Masters are not Masters at all, but Vice- Chancellors in all but the name. The obvious answer is that, if eo, there are too many of them, and that the name of the officer who is hereafter to act as Vice-Chancellor had better be made to cor respond with his duties. " What is wanted," how ever, replies Mr. Longfield, is "men not above their business, and accessible to the practitioners with whom they are daily brought 10 contact." A Vice-Chancellor is a man of " unapproachable dignity," and might be tempted to job—a thing which no Master has ever been known to do. In short. " what is wanted," is the retention of their situation by the individuals now called " Masters," and herein consists the oniwf difference between the Government scheme and that formerly advocated by Mr. Whiteside himself. In the year 1856 he brougl , t in a bill of his own, the preamble of which fully recognised the "delay, expense, and other incon venience" arising from the practice of references to Masters, and the enacting causes of which pro vided for the substitution of three Vice-Chancellors, with a Chief Clerk and two Junior Clerks apiece. But then he proposed that the first Vice-Chancellor should be seleeeed from the body of Masters, and otherwise "utilized the existing staff, as Mr. Long field calls it, thereby admitting the plea "il faut que existe" and propitiating vested interests. It was perfectly competent, therefore, for Mr. White side to oppose Mr. 0. Hagan's Bill on personal grounds, but it was scarcely consistent to oppose it on grounds of principle. There is nothing less credi table to our legislative wisdom than the difficulty experienced in maturing and carrying reform in the administration of the law, and the worst is that our Constitution provides no alternative or remedy. Take the history of this very question. A Royal Commission issued in 1854 to inquire into the working of the Landed Estates Court in Ireland reports in favour of changes in substance the same as those now contemplated. Mr. Longfield himself gave evidence in support of them, but now recants his opinion. Various attempts were made to met body the recommendations of the Report in a formal Amendment Bill—Mr. Whiteside's among the rest— and the result was that a Select Commit tee was nominated, took evidence on their compara tive merits, and elaborated the compromise now in operation, which Mr. Longfield considers perfect. Then came a motion of Lord Clanricarde on the abuses of Chancery in Ireland, and the House of Lords, too readily believing that " nothing Irish could be "right," manifested a desire for a new Commission. The new Commission being composed of most eminent lawyers, both Erigli , ,h and Irish, and of both political parties, unanimously confirmed the practical conclusions of the forme7 one. It is not, we believe, denied that the bill unifPr con sideration faithfully represents these conclusie'ntO which are, in fact, those of Mr. Whiteside him self. We cannot help thinking that the puh,ic ould have been quite content to take it on trust. The spirit, however, of Parliamentary govern. ment will not suffer this ; the whole controa versy must be re-opened, the private opinions of Irish Judges and English lawyers must be quoted against the authority of the Commissioners, and the bill, if allowed 'to be read a second time, must be made, if possible, to run the gauntlet of a select committee. There it is pretty sure to be so muti lated as to be robbed of some essential feature, and so the way is paved for further legislation. How is all this waste of power to he avoided ? The House of Commons is perfectly incapable of examining in detail the 192 ctauses of such a bill as this. Yet how can the house delegate its duties to ,1.11- other tribunal ; and what other tribunal would be satis factory ? Mr. George, inveighing against the course taken by the Government, thinks " a mixed Com mission of English and Irish barristers" might be able to produce something superior between them ; Mr. S. Fitzgerald, following on the sem side, thinks the lest Commission " lost much of its value by the fact thst it was composed of professional men." At all events, Parliament cannot part with its ultimate responsibility, and if this constitutional safeguard is worth preserving it seems that we must be content to pay for it in this way. HERALD.—The Yelverton case, which is again occupying public attention, presents in the midst of its romance some strange anomalies. IVs have the wild Irish trial. We have the sober Scotch inquiry. The former was a boisterous Hibernian ovation for the lady. The whole fact was summarily prejudged, on the instinct of a people, that the man who takes a woman for his wife at the foot of the alter, and lives with her, is to all intents and purposes, by the law of God and man, her husband. Major Yelver• ton himself and his counsel felt the strong force of such a prejudice, so to call it, in Ireland. Th e object, therefore, was to show, not only that the marriage in Scotland by consent was illegal, and the more formal ceremony by the priest in Ireland, but that the sole cause for both pre tences was the strong affection the gentleman had entertained for the lady. He was resolved to have her. But as, on account of family reasons, he could not do so in the usual public manner, he determined on risking such a union as would constitute a marriage in Scotland, and such a ceremonial matrimony as was binding in the Catholic Church, and therefore on him at least in honour, and on the lady strictly in religion and conscience. This may be the conduct of a weak and unprincipled man, but it certainly is that of an ardent lover. But, when we come to the Scotch case or cases—for there was a judgment ao in one cou r t an d an ap p ea l from it in a not h er, the latter de c i s i on se tti ng aside the form er; an d when w e exam i ne t h e argumen ts u rge d by m Yelverton's counsel in Scot tend, we find his ground of defence strangely shifted. He is no longer the gay Lothario,• the iniatua ted lover, or ev/ the wily and reckless e‘educer. Tlee hero of the. s tory bee comes suddenly a v ictim. There he " je —a hand some Irishman, ten leonouraNe, and heir to A noble title, a gallant officer withal, 'end one too in the roll of brave an I. clever artillerists. Here is this valiant soldier . plersued by a pertinacious lady, who is resolved to ct tp Lure him at any hazard. If , Major Yelverton, the soldier, by the advice of h is opt this droll line of defence, his frier Ids and he are alone snorer able for and nnest accept the c onseque nces. We Scotch counsel,. thot ight fit to a 0 are only concerne d for th e public morality, and we must say that we do not like to find any English lady, and one in pa t ticula r who holds a goof post; tion in society, dese rib: d as pursuing a man ant:. determined to make him oar own even at the cost of all that a women h. olds most precious and s- c redo :or even this last of imputations is freely charged. UntortuDaiely for the inventors here, we have the previous acceunt in the Irish court of justice, corroborating in ontiny a strong outtice the real dispositions of the wronged woman —her depth of affection—h er respect for appearances -- her firm resolution u nder all trials to defend tier honour—and her thoi*oul;h confidingness iu the truth of her lover. We citi not say that it was the wish or rise direct aim of Major Yelvetten, to the Irish triai,, to brieg onto relief these genuin e t ra it s o f character; but unquestionably there wa g much in his teen mony th ioughout to p rov e the re' solution of Miss IT4ongwo rth to becom e no thing ferior to a lawful w ife• be married to the at; it If this le dy was reeolved to or of her choice, she certainly succeeded in obtaini, ig from him who professed to be so ardently ettacue d to her as b o ld a con firrna" tion of wedlock, both it Scotland and Ireland, e 5 he could make underexistin g circumstances. The! lady was formally married, ant. there the matter wou ld have ended had not Major Yelverton. according to his own showing, chosen t 0 pursue a course o ,‘ fl 'grant betrayal. The breach of good taste judgment of which we complaTh did not c ccur in Ireland. Major Yelverton w tin in his own c, ) untryl he had Irishmen for his counsel, for his ju ege, for, his jury, for his audience, and he dared a et libel the whole of the sex in the person of the la dy wh o was his lawful wife in the sight of the nation , The lesson, however, ought not to be los . t on our country women. They cannot be too tie ut ions and circumspect with men who have pretee,eicaes above their own condition. It were far bed ;er that 0 0 charge of prudishness should remain th an that any now Major Yelverton should be enable , d to get UP a sham defence on the strength of a free outpouring of simple and sincere affection in a worm in. No on e can doubt that the lady in this instance was AMU,' attracted to her suitor by a warm re turn of at' tachment and by professions of mutual regard' This is the common sense view of the case. It is borne out by the evidence of Major Yelverton him self on the Irish trial, it is confirme,l by the entir e tenor and language of his corresporidence, and by much of the concuct he formerly pursued toward s this truly unfortunate lady. It is utterly incredibl e that the persistent pursuit of Miss Longworth wa s to become the mistrese of Major Yelverton if sh e could not be his wife. Border marriages and other facile contrivances and substitutes for matrirannl, may habituate our northern neighbours to an sere" of the sex so strange in itself and so unusual in the world. There must have been some strong it v palling motive to urge counsel to proffer this pit' s of the woman's reckless pursuit and the man l constant avoidance an d escape. To represent 0 gallant officer worried to death by the attentions , a lady determined to have him " wilt he, nil be, might be a truly original picture, or one with 8 0 ° 1 : foundation in the marriage customs of Scotland' The common beaten track of defence proved a l'ailate in Ireland, so new ground had to be taken. But, Il e if ilt.luck haunted the gentleman, we find him mot e unpopular in Scotland than even in his own coup' cry. The universal public voice is decidedly agein Bt him, as, indeed, it ought to be; for at best INltti °e Yeiverton can only plead an iniquitous l a w egaine ,.. nis lewtut marriage is Ireland, and his consent to this union is of a character to constitute w e dlock Scotland. The pretext that he was the victim O f a cunning Englishwoman's designs may have been sought as a last refuge in the Scotch trial and apr a but it will never do to persist in an assertion e s' i, flimsy, involving the unreasonable supposition t hat this accomplished lady pursued Major Yelverto n not, be it remembered, to me ke him her husban d ' but her paramour. This is tb-a immoral and abs urd e conclusion, urged against his own former evide nce in open court, aga i ns t hi s published letters, a i 8 t tne testimony of most respectable witnesses, an; against th e k nown an d recognised usag e s of English society. The whole plea is, as we have said, a gr oss libel on the sex, arid will, we trust, for the bonon' of the country, be completely abandoned in the appeal to the House of Lords. COUNTRY MAIIKETS. --------r------- LIVERPOOL—FRIDAY. There was a pretty fair attendance to-day of the t 0 Iv° and country trade, and both wheat .and flour met with A good consumptive inquiry at a turtiler trifling advance, say 3d per cental and 6d tier barrel and sack on the wee• Indian corn mostly held for an advance of 6d per qr, but 1 8 not saleable over 3d. Oats and oatmeal stoady. but dal" Beane advanced 6d per qr. Barley and peas unchanged' STAMFORD—FRIDAY. White wheat, 4is to 4 , 6; red, 3bs to 406 per 36 stone. r. . Barley, maltin g , 30 s t o 338'; grinding, 276 to 30 6 pe r Oats, 17s to 22 s p er 24 s t one . Beans, old, 386 to 415 1 ) "' qr. ; new, 36s to —s. LINCOLN—FRIDAY. All the growing crops in this district are in a sati sf4e st i tory state. The hay crop promises a heavy yield. 11712°- has made great progress since our last report. ^Os White wheat new, 40s:to 44s Barley, grinding..27s to `)6 Red do 3Bs to 40s Oats, old, .. Old white —s to —s New do Red do. sto —s Beans.. Barley, malting.... 32 s t o 34 s Beans, new 33 2 2 ; 0 4 4 8 0 3 : tt 0 0 0 at0.,19 WAKEFIELD—FRIDAY. The wheat wheat trade was dull to-day, with only a retail tber nese, and prices were ra th er over l as t week, In ° articles there was no material ci:ange. Averages for the week : Wheat 13,03 .. qrs., at 39s $d Rye . CORK-THURSDAY, The following were the quotations this morning :^""1;73 wheat, 8s Od to Ss 10d ; white, 8s Od to Os 8d , barleYl to Id to Os Od ; oats, 5 s 8d t o O s 4d ; bl ac k d o ., 53 3 615 scl. BRISTOL SUGAR—FRIDAY. The market has become rather qniet during the last a s or two, and only sm a ll sa l es on t h e spot , are being ma de ' n. prices rather i n f avour o f b uyers. R e fi ners ' produce co tinues dull, and p r i ces mus t b a quo t e d 3d to 6d to There has been little business doing in rum, at about Pr" aloud prices. Foreign Mail Packet List. MAILS DUE. Australia and Mauritius, via Southampton June 1 i ,6,7: via Mars e ill es Juno ' drazil and Cape Yards, by British packet. June s ' q UttDo of Good Hope, Ascension, and St. Helena. June .2 . ' China, Fenanz, and Singapore, via Southarnpton.Juna 4 via Marseilles Juso '' Falkland Islands Gibraltar, via Southanipton June " 8 June lndia (Calcutta), end Ceylon, via Southampton June el 12 -- via Marseilles Ju n e 1 i India (Bombay), via Southampton "I j u wa e 5. via Marseilles Juno 5 ' Portugal.... Malta, Egypt, and Aden, via Southataptoo ...... . ......... 1 5 1. Jun° via Marseille s • Tune s Newfoundland Oporto and Vigo . Juno s. U. S. and Britith N. America, by Brit. packet... • by U.S. packet..• • 3 _ by Canadian packot.Jun e All parts of West Indies, including Chili, Peru. 1 jo 10 e - ( 'fdifornia. =aid tiritith Columbia.. ) _...1 Births. ANDERSON—On the 24 inst., at West Thurrock , the wile of Mr. George Anderson, of a daughter. r ife DARE—On the 3d i ns t ., at 15 , H a lf- moon-stree t, the of Mr. A. N. Dare, if a daughter. Tg MORLEY— On th e 3d i ns t., a t W oo df or d , th e w ife of • Henry Morleythe 2d inst , eir. LANCE—On a t Thuribear, the wife of We - AV. Lance, of a son. o , e Wif e MuNN—On the 24 inst., at Madre e fi e ld ricctory, of the Rev. G. S. Munn, of a daughter. Marriages. relit ADAMS—COBB—on the Ist inst., at the parish clinga.. Kensington, the Hon. Chief Justice Adams, of her lde A jes!y's colony of Hongkong, to Ellen Williams , daughter of Edward Cobb, Et.q., of Kensington. te r. WATERFIELD—GAY—On the 2d inst, William " to field, Esq., Bengal Civil S erv i ce , eldest son of t, l° ,„r '' ilp Thomas Nelson \Vaterfield, Esq., of 2, Dean of Westminster, to Louisa Bentali, youngest dauguL" the late James Gay, Esq., of Highgate. Deaths. BACON.—On the 30th u lt., a t R aven i ng h am Hell, N° rf°ll4 Sir Edmund Bacon, Premier Rut , a ,, ed 84. l e COOKE.—On the Ist inst ,eat Ha 'to:Do ncaster , Colo ll W. A. Cooke, l a t e o f ;h e 2d Grenadiers,a Bengal A aged tl3. GORDON.—On the lst inst , 13 at Catherine Bank 11°12.,t,, Edinburgh, Sir John Watson . Gordon, R.A. , F •" -. her Majesty's Limner for Scotland. BERRISON.—On the 2d inst., at Norwich, Roger N-er r Esq., aged 61. MA.YDWILL.—On the 2d inst. , at Ashsted, ne ar .D.Ps - Surrey, David Maydwill, Esq., aged 83. m eg PRNSON.-0a the 2d in s t , at Dee Bank, Ches ter, Tu" Mainwaring Penson, Esq , aged 47. v icTO London: PrInNA and Prty9shed by WILLIAM AND.— ot No. 112, Strand, Printer, at I ILE SUN Oince 01 11 Strand, . th, Preyinzt UP' iairoy t 14 the (;:)uo 211141e6ex • — t atUr June 1801.